Jacob Fearnley said keeping his composure against the “rowdy” Australian Open crowd was key to landing the biggest win of his career as the Scot defeated home favourite Nick Kyrgios to reach the second round.
Fearnley, 23, was expecting a hostile atmosphere on the John Cain Arena but managed to silence the crowd for long spells as Kyrgios struggled with an abdominal injury on his first match at his home grand slam in three years.
